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Borrowed from French tenace.

tenace (plural tenaces)

  1. (bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.

Learned borrowing from Latin tenāx. Compare inherited Old French tenais.

tenace (plural tenaces)

  1. long-lasting
  2. tenacious, persistent

tenace (not comparable)

  1. tenacious

From Latin tenacem.

  • IPA(key): /teˈna.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: te‧nà‧ce

tenace (plural tenaci, superlative tenacissimo)

  1. strong
  2. lasting
  3. tenacious

Borrowed from French tenace, from Latin tenax.

tenace m or f or n (masculine plural tenaci, feminine and neuter plural tenace)

  1. tenacious